Sexual fetishes list

Here's the lowdown on how to subscribe to Allure's print edition for more beauty routines, recommendations, and features. What defines a fetish, though, isn't what the activity or object of desire is so much as the role it plays in someone's life. While people use the terms "fetish" and "kink" interchangeably, a kink means an activity or behavior that someone enjoys that exists outside the "norm" of "traditional" sex. Someone's kink may be bondage, and they may be incredibly excited when they're tied up Meanwhile, a turn-on may be something that simply arouses a person.

As defined by Merriam Webster, a kink is an unconventional sexual taste or behavior. Read on to learn the definitions of 21 kinky and fetish-related terms you should def know about. Okay, so breath play refers to the BDSM practice of having your breathing restricted during sexual activity—but it's not exactly safe for obvious reasons. A healthier, better alternative: Holding your own breath. Not only do you get to experience breath play, but you're completely in control of when you choose or not to breathe.

As a species, our sexual tastes are as varied as our fingerprints. Below is a list of every sexual fetish we can think of. Some, like the widely parodied foot fetish , are more commonplace, while others, like vorarephilia, are less well understood.

Anasteemaphilia Arousal to a person of extreme stature, either giant or dwarf. Autoplushophilia Arousal to oneself dressed as a giant cartoon-like stuffed animal. Fetishism Arousal to objects that have been in physical contact with desired person. Frotteurism Arousal to touching a stranger surreptitiously in a crowded place. Partialism Arousal to a body part other than the reproductive organs, e.